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From reinventions of jazz classics on "Standards Vol. 1" to the lush soundscapes of "Breaking English," Rafiq Bhatia's music reflects the influence of multiple continents, his college studies in economics and neuroscience, and the many sonic and geographical intersections of the state in which he grew up. As guitarist and co-producer for Son Lux, his career has taken him from North Carolina to the Oscars stage, when the band composed the Academy Award-nominated score for 2023 Best Picture-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Sometimes when a musician's described as versatile, it just means they're a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. But the thing about Clark Blomquist is that whatever genre he works in -- honky-tonk, indie pop, hardcore or electronic -- he does it well. His country work as C.
Header image: Freeman Vines. Photo by Tim Duffy, courtesy of Music Maker Foundation.
One of our state’s greatest treasures is our legacy of folk, traditional, and blues music. The Music Maker Foundation works to preserve and foster the “roots of American music by supporting senior traditional musicians and educating the public.” Based in Hillsborough, the foundation supports senior traditional musicians, forming “long-term partnerships with them to raise their standards of living and levels of expertise,” according to the website.
(Last updated on June 24, 2024)
On June 21, thousands of North Carolinians took part in our state’s first Make Music Day, the world’s largest annual music event. 150+ communities across the United States also participated in this global event. The N.C. Arts Council, as part of our mission of “Arts for All,” was proud to sponsor events that local arts councils and arts partners organized in 13 cities and counties across the state.
Photo by Sierra Turner.
Last month Ocean City Jazz Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary. Founded in 2009, the festival raises awareness about the community's historic role as the first beachfront community in North Carolina where African American's could purchase property. WUNC's The State of Things invited Angela Thorpe, Director of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, and Carla Torrey, Ocean City Beach Citizens Council member onto their show to discuss the significance of the festival and the community it calls home.
Photo: Connye Florance by Graham Gerdeman
The General Jackson, a modern-day replica of the flat-bottomed steamers of the nineteenth century, has been paddling the waters of Tennessee’s Cumberland River since 1985.
Photo by Sandra Davidson.
Today Governor Roy Cooper will officially induct Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina’s Poet Laureate. In November of last year, Jaki added the music of her poetry to the Oxford American’s North Carolina Song Circle at Fletcher Music Hall in downtown Raleigh. We are happy to share that moment in honor of her special day!